Posted in Cultural Issues on October 24th, 2007 11 Comments »
With Halloween just a week away, we wanted to mention that Grace to You has a helpful article on their website regarding “Christians and Halloween.” The article begins like this:
Halloween. It’s a time of year when the air gets crisper, the day gets shorter, and for many young Americans the excitement grows in anticipation of the darkest, […]
Posted in Miscellaneous on October 23rd, 2007 26 Comments »
(By Nathan Busenitz)
As most of you are probably aware, we are experiencing massive wildfires here in Southern California. What you may not know, however, is how those fires are affecting those of us at Grace Community Church.
Though the church itself is outside of the Santa Clarita Valley (located south in the San Fernando Valley), many of our […]
Posted in Spiritual Growth on October 22nd, 2007 2 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
This is a continuation of our series on the secrets of contentment from Philippians 4 (from last Thursday).
3. Detachment from Circumstances
The one thing that steals our contentment more than anything else is trying circumstances. We crumble and lose our sense of satisfaction and peace when we allow our circumstances to victimize us. No […]
(By Nathan Busenitz)
We usually maintain a pretty serious tone here at Pulpit, but we couldn’t help pointing out this article about the “dog ministry” at a megachurch in Irvine, California.
On the one hand, the desire of these dog-owners to reach out to their community is commendable. On the other hand, some of them are clearly taking things a bit too […]
Posted in Spiritual Growth on October 18th, 2007 3 Comments »
(By John MacArthur)
This is a continuation from yesterday’s article on biblical contentment from Philippians 4.
2. Satisfaction with Little
Here is another secret to contentment from Paul’s life: “Not that I speak from want; for I have learned to be content in whatever circumstances I am. I know how to get along with humble means, and I […]